JPH0334268B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] 〔Technical field〕 The present invention relates to a telephone terminal device.

[Background technology]

Conventionally, in this type of telephone terminal equipment equipped with an answering switch that switches the telephone line from the telephone to the answering means as appropriate, there have been cases where the answering switch was set to the answering means and the user forgot to release it. . In this case, there was a problem in that even though the user was not home, an answering message such as ``I am away at the moment...'' was sent in response to a call from outside, making it impossible to make a normal telephone conversation.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the first object is to generate a warning sound indicating that the answering device is set to the answering device when the answering device is set. The purpose is to provide a telephone terminal device that can prevent users from forgetting to release the switch, and the second purpose is to provide a telephone terminal device that is simple in configuration, can simultaneously notify users who have forgotten to release the set switch when they are away, and notify them of emergency calls that occur while they are away. Its purpose is to provide telephone terminals.

[Disclosure of the invention]

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, which is a telephone terminal device having an emergency reporting function in addition to an answering function. 1 in the figure indicates when an abnormality detection signal V _E output from an abnormality detection sensor 7 such as a gas leak sensor or a fire sensor is input via the monitoring control device 9;
2 is an answering means that can be freely connected to the telephone line 4 by an answering set switch 3; If the telephone is switched to the answering device 5 side, a normal call is made using the telephone 5, and if the answering switch 3 is set to the answering device 2 side, a call from another telephone will be answered with, for example, "I'm away at the moment.
” is sent from the absence response means 2. Reference numeral 6 denotes a warning sound generating means, which intermittently generates a warning sound _S1 to alert the user when the answering device 2 is set to the answering device 2, so as to prevent the user from forgetting to release the answering switch 3. It is designed to be prevented. In the figure, 4a is a switchboard, 8 is various equipment such as an electric lock, an air conditioner, and a lighting device that are monitored and controlled via a supervisory control device 9, and an external alarm means 1 is a control code sent via a telephone line 4. It also has a monitor/control function that monitors the operating status of various devices 8 and reverses the operating status (on→off, off→on). In addition, when the answering switch 3 is switched to the telephone 5 side, when the abnormality detection signal V _E is input, an alarm buzzer sounds to notify an emergency such as a gas leak or a fire outbreak. It's summery. FIG. 2 shows an example of a specific circuit, and 10 is a control unit consisting of a CPU, which constitutes a control section for alarm means 1, absence response means 2, warning sound generation means 6, and supervisory control means 9. . 11 is a network control device that switches between connecting the telephone line 4 to a normal telephone set 5 and the telephone terminal device X according to the present invention in response to a command from the control unit 10; 13 is a notification destination A for making an emergency call; A telephone number setting device in which the telephone numbers of B and C are set; 14 is a speaker that generates a warning sound; 15 is a voice response unit that generates an emergency call or a message for responding to absence; 16 is a collector that collects situational sounds. 17 is a control code receiving unit that receives a control code signal sent through the telephone line 4 and inputs the control code data to the control unit 10; 18 is a switching contact; and 19 and 20 are input/output interfaces. .

The operation of the embodiment will be specifically explained below. Figure 3 shows the abnormality detection signal from the abnormality detection sensor 7.
This is a flowchart showing the emergency notification function when V _E is output and an emergency input is made to the telephone terminal device X via the monitoring control device 9. The telephone number is read out from the telephone number setting device 13 and dialed, and if the first destination A responds, an emergency message (for example, "This is XX △△. A fire has broken out. Please confirm. ''), and when a predetermined confirmation control code (for example, a 4-digit number) is sent by operating the push button on the telephone, the telephone line 4 is opened and the emergency call is terminated. On the other hand, the first
If destination A does not respond, or if the specified confirmation code is not entered even if it responds (for example,
If a child or elderly person who does not understand the meaning of an emergency call responds), it is determined that the emergency call was not transmitted to the first call destination A, and the second call destination B is dialed and the same emergency call as above is made. . Also, the second
If the destination is not reliably communicated, the third destination C is dialed to make an emergency call. Furthermore, if the emergency report is not reliably transmitted to the third report destination C, the first report destination A is dialed again and the emergency report is repeated (n times). In addition, the above-mentioned control code for confirmation, a control code for sound collection to operate the sound collection microphone 16 for a certain period of time to listen to the situation sound, a control code for selecting various devices 8 to perform monitor or reversal control, and a control code for monitoring or reversing. A control code for instructing control is sent out by operating a push button on the telephone, and a control code signal sent at a frequency corresponding to the number is received by the control code receiving unit 17 and converted into control code data. Further, the switching contact 18 is first switched to the voice response unit 15 which generates an emergency message, and after the transmission of the emergency message is finished, the control code receiving unit 1 is activated.
It can be switched to 7. FIG. 4a is a time chart showing the emergency notification operation for destination A.

Next, the absence setting switch 3
The answering function that has been switched to the answering machine will be explained below. Now, when I receive a call from another phone,
The voice response unit 15 operates and sends out an absence response message _M1 (for example, "This is △△ from XX. I'm not at home at the moment..."). Here, switching contact 18
is switched to the control code receiving unit 15 side for a certain period of time after sending the answer message, and a control code for monitor/control request consisting of a multi-digit password (for example, "1, 2, 3, 4#") is sent. If the control code _C1 for monitor/control request is not received, the telephone line 4 is released and the call is terminated. On the other hand, it becomes necessary for a family member at home to monitor the operating status of various devices 8 or to invert control the various devices 8 through the telephone line 4 from outside the home, and a telephone terminal having an answering means 2 for the home is available from an external telephone. When device X is called and the control code _C1 for monitor/control request is sent, the control unit 10 to which the control code data for monitor/control request is input immediately determines whether it is in a state where it can monitor or control, and starts the monitor/control request. Alternatively, a monitor/controllable message _M2 indicating that inversion control is possible is sent from the voice response unit 15, and then control data _C2 and _C3 sent via the telephone line 4 is checked. Here,
Control data C ₂ for monitor or control,
C ₃ is a two-digit number, for example, the upper digit "1" that selects various devices 8 is emergency input (abnormality detection sensor), "2" is an electric lock, "3" is an air conditioner, ... "9"
corresponds to lighting, the lower digit "#" indicates monitor, and "*" indicates monitor or control.
indicates an invert control. Based on the control data C ₂ and C ₃ , the supervisory control device 9 monitors the electric lock and reverses the operating state of the air conditioner (on→
A device status message M ₃ indicating the monitoring result and a device status message M ₄ after control are sent from the voice response unit 15. In addition, a pager carried by a family member who is out of the house may be used as the destination A for emergency calls. In this case, the family member who receives a pager call immediately dials the home phone number and sends a message for monitoring/control requests. In addition to transmitting the control code _C1 , the control code (1, #) for monitoring the presence or absence of an emergency input is transmitted to receive an emergency report. By the way, when the absence setting switch 3 is set on the absence answering means 2 side as described above, the speaker 14 of the warning sound generating means emits a certain period of time as shown in FIG.
A warning sound _S1 consisting of a pulse sound (for example, pizz, piz, etc.) is generated every time _tS , acoustically notifying that the absentee setting switch 3 is set on the absentee response means 2 side, and When the person returns home from going out, this alert sound _S1 will cause the home set switch 3 to be activated.
It can be easily recognized that the answering means 2 is set to the answering means 2, and forgetting to release the answering switch 3 can be prevented.

FIG. 6 shows the operation of another embodiment, in which when an emergency input is received and an emergency call is made while the answering setting switch 3 is set on the answering means 2 side, the alarm sound generating means 6 is activated. The speaker 14 is designed to emit a second warning sound S ₂ (pitsu pitsu, pitsu pitsu...), and if the warning sound S ₂ is emitted when a family member returns home, immediate action is taken to respond to the emergency input. After that, the recovery switch 9a of the monitoring and control device 9 is operated to stop the warning sound _S2 , and it is determined that an emergency call has been made to the specified destinations A, B, and C. Notify C that you have returned home, that you have taken measures to respond to the emergency input, or that the report is a false alarm. Note that, as a matter of course, while the answering switch 3 is set to the answering means 2, the warning sound _S1 is generated.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the first invention is a telephone terminal device equipped with an answering switch that switches the telephone line from the telephone to the answering means as appropriate, which generates an alert sound when the answering switch is set to the answering means. This device is equipped with a warning sound generating means, and is designed to generate a warning sound indicating that the answering device is set to the answering device. This prevents you from forgetting to release it.
This has the effect of preventing the inconvenience of being unable to make a normal telephone conversation because an answer to a call from outside is answered even when the user is not at home. Further, the second invention is such that when the answering setting switch is set on the answering means side, the first warning sound is generated, and while the answering setting switch is set on the answering means side, an emergency call is made via the telephone line. This device is equipped with a warning sound generating means that generates a second warning sound when the user performs the warning sound, and the warning sound generating means simultaneously notifies the user that the set switch has been forgotten to be released when the user is away, and also notifies the emergency call that has occurred while the user is away. Moreover, since both warning sounds can be generated by the same warning sound generating means, the configuration is simple.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block circuit diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a specific circuit diagram of the same as above, Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing the emergency notification function of the above, and Figs. 4a, b, and 5 are the same as above. FIG. 6 is a time chart of another embodiment. 2 is an absentee response means, 3 is an absentee set switch,
4 is a telephone line, 5 is a telephone set, and 6 is a warning sound generating means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a telephone terminal device equipped with an answering switch that switches the telephone line from the telephone to the answering means as appropriate, a warning sound is generated when the answering switch is set to the answering means. A telephone terminal device characterized by being provided with means. 2. In a telephone terminal device equipped with an answering switch that switches the telephone line from the telephone to an answering means as appropriate, when the answering setting switch is set to the answering means, the first alert tone is emitted and the answering switch sets an answering answer. 1. A telephone terminal device comprising warning sound generating means for generating a second warning sound when an emergency call is made via a telephone line while the terminal is set on the telephone line.